Norwegian Scabies in Two Immune-Compromised Patients: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud RAHDAR ◽  
Sharif MARAGHI
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Sarcoptes Scabiei ◽  
Diabetic Mellitus ◽  
Diagnostic Laboratory ◽  
Slide Preparation ◽  
Medical Diagnostic ◽  
Acute Form ◽  
Southwestern Iran ◽  
Southwest Of Iran ◽  
Compromised Patients

Norwegian scabies (hyperkeratosis scabies) is an acute form of skin disease seen in immune-compromised patients. This study aimed to describe two cases of Norwegian scabies from Ahvaz, southwest of Iran in 2015. Two patients included a 55 year old man with renal transplant history and a 49 yr old man with diabetic mellitus and autoimmune disease, complained of dermatitis lesions and itching with sever hyperkeratosis, several macula and papules on neck and armpits for one-month duration were referred to a Iran Zamin Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in Ahvaz, Southwestern Iran in 2015. Patients were referred for fungal examination. Scraping from the crusted lesions of skin and slide preparation with 20% KOH was done. Microscopic examination presented that huge infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei in all forms of parasite included adult female, nymph stage and eggs. One of the patients spouse was also infested by Sarcoptes and appeared mild clinical symptoms. The disease was diagnosed with Norwegian scabies and the patients were successfully treated with topical 5% permethrin ointment for two weeks continuously. Overall, Norwegian scabies should be considered in immune- compromised patients with contaminated areas.

scholarly journals Laboratory Evidence of the Presence of Demodex in Urine La-boratory: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arman Hatami ◽  
Soheila Mahmood Pour ◽  
Khaled Rahmani ◽  
Kourosh Rahimian ◽  
Hasan Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Urine Sample ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Allergic Reactions ◽  
Diagnostic Laboratory ◽  
Demodex Folliculorum ◽  
Medical Diagnostic ◽  
Northwest Of Iran ◽  
Live Parasite ◽  
The Common

Folliculorum mites (Demodex folliculorum, and D. brevis) are part of the common external parasites in humans as the exclusive host of them. The highest focus of these mites is on those parts of the body that have fat glands and fatty products in the skin. This is proven by the dermal – epidermal separation method. In the present study, the presence of Demodex is reported in a urine sample containing hematuria, which has not been observed so far according to the previous investigations. The case was related to a 44-yr-old woman with symptoms of headache, chills, and joint pain referring to the medical diagnostic laboratory of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, northwest of Iran. After historiography and collecting the urine sample as middle, the live parasite of Demodex was observed. The presence or migration of mite in the atypical areas of the body (genital, urinary, eye, etc.), which are close to hairy tissues (especially in women), may be one of the causes of allergic reactions and clinical symptoms in people.

Abstract 222: Nerve Conduction Study in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandralekha Ashangari ◽  
Samreen F Asghar ◽  
Sadaf Syed ◽  
Amna A Butt ◽  
Amer Suleman
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Nerve Conduction Study ◽  
Nerve Conduction ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Orthostatic Intolerance ◽  
Tibial Nerve ◽  
Sensory Nerves ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome ◽  
Medical Diagnostic

Background: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is an autonomic disturbance characterized by the clinical symptoms of orthostatic intolerance, mainly light headedness, fatigue, sweating, tremor, anxiety, palpitation, exercise intolerance and near syncope on upright posture. These are relieved on lying down. Patients also have a heart rate >120 beats/min (bpm) on standing or increase their heart rate by 30 bpm from a resting heart rate after standing for 10 min. A nerve conduction study (NCS) is a medical diagnostic test commonly used to evaluate the function, especially the ability of electrical conduction, of the motor and sensory nerves of the human body. The aim of this study is to demonstrate median, ulnar, peroneal, tibial nerve conduction results POTS patients. Methods: 177 patients were selected randomly from our clinic with POTS. Nerve conduction results of median, ulnar, peroneal, tibial nerves were reviewed from electronic medical records. Results: Out of 177 patients, 151 patients are females (85%, n=151, age 32.07±11.10), 26 patients are males (15%, n=26, age 29.08±17.40).Median nerve conduction results are 57.83 m/sec ±7.58 m/sec, Ulnar nerve conduction results are 56.62 m/sec ±6.85 m/sec, Peroneal nerve conduction results are 49.96 m/sec ±6.85 m/sec, Tibial nerve conduction results are 50.70 m/sec ±6.86 m/sec. Conclusion: The nerve conduction velocities tend to be within normal range in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) patients.

scholarly journals Edukasi Kesehatan dalam Upaya Pencegahan Penyakit Skabies di Pondok Pasantren Madrasah Tsanawiyah Harsallakum Kota Bengkulu

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Inayah Hayati ◽  
Eka Nurdianty Anwar ◽  
Muhammad Yandi Syukri
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Sarcoptes Scabiei ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Average Value ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Post Test

Health Education in Efforts to Prevent Scabies at Islamic Boarding School of Harsallakum Madrasah Tsanawiyah Bengkulu Scabies is a skin disease caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei parasite that invades the skin of humans or animals. The high prevalence of scabies is generally found in environments with high population density and high interpersonal contacts such as prisons, Islamic boarding schools, and orphanages. There has been no research on the prevalence of scabies in the Harsallakum Islamic Boarding School, Bengkulu city. However, based on information from the school, there were several students who have been infected by skin disease with clinical symptoms of scabies. This community service program was aimed to provide education to students about preventing scabies infection. The service activities included delivering material about scabies, distributing leaflets, post-test and pre-test. This activity was attended by 65 participants. Evaluation included pre-test and post-test about the education carried out. The instrument to measure the level of students' understanding was the form of a questionnaire. The average value of the pre-test was 55.18 while the average value of the post-test was 80.26. It was concluded that this educational activity could increase the knowledge of the students of the Harsallakum Islamic Boarding School in Bengkulu about scabies disease. To optimize the prevention of scabies transmission, it is recommended to increase health education activities by involving health workers.

scholarly journals Tongue and tail necrosis in an atypical case of acute steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis in a dog

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
S. A. E. Van Meervenne ◽  
J. Declercq ◽  
A. Tipold ◽  
K. Chiers ◽  
I. Van Soens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Systemic Vasculitis ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Calcinosis Cutis ◽  
Atypical Case ◽  
Acute Form ◽  
Multiple Cranial Nerve

Acute steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis (SRMA) is a common neurological disorder in young dogs. Typical clinical symptoms of the acute form of SRMA are neck pain, depression and fever. This case report describes a 1.5-year-old Pointer with uncommon neurological deficits (unilateral multiple cranial nerve deficits and Horner’s syndrome) and an exceptional necrosis of the tongue. This was believed to be part of the systemic vasculitis accompanying SRMA. The patient also developed tail necrosis and iatrogenic calcinosis cutis, which complicated further treatment of the dog.

scholarly journals Anthrax in cattle in southern Brazil: 1978-2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lucia Schild ◽  
Elisa Simone V. Sallis ◽  
Mauro P. Soares ◽  
Silvia R.L. Ladeira ◽  
Renata Schramm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestation ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Diagnostic Laboratory ◽  
Risk Population ◽  
Adult Cattle ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Disease Occurrence ◽  
Acute Form ◽  
Animal Grazing

Ten outbreaks of anthrax occurred in cattle from 1978 to 2006 in southern Brazil, in 5 municipalities on the border with Uruguay, a country where the disease is frequent. The 10 outbreaks represented 0.2% of all bovine specimens received during the period by the Regional Diagnostic Laboratory of the Federal University of Pelotas, causing 267 deaths in a risk population of 6,605 head. The disease affected young and adult cattle mainly during summer. Only one farmer reported that sheep and horses were also affected. Clinically the peracute form was more frequent, but in some outbreaks the acute form with a clinical manifestation period of 6-48 hours was also observed. The source of infection was not established; but the reduced rainfall, associated with low, flat, flooded lands used for agriculture followed by animal grazing after harvest was probably related to the disease occurrence. Annual vaccination is an efficient way to prevent the disease.

Cutaneous Melanocytomas in 10 Young Cattle

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Miller ◽  
A. D. Weaver ◽  
P. L. Stogsdill ◽  
J. R. Fischer ◽  
J. M. Kreeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coat Color ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Histopathologic Examination ◽  
Diagnostic Laboratory ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Angus Cattle ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Medical Diagnostic ◽  
Young Cattle ◽  
Mitotic Figures

Ten melanocytomas from 10 cattle were diagnosed by histopathologic examination of biopsy specimens submitted to the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Missouri, between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 1993. One tumor was congenital; the others were first noticed between 2 months and 2 years of age (x = 9.9 months). Six tumors occurred in purebred (3) or crossbred (3) Angus cattle; one tumor each occurred in a Holstein, a Shorthorn, a Simmental, and a beef calf of unrecorded breed or coat color. Five calves were female, and five were male. Five tumors occurred in truncal dermis or subcutis (three in abdominal skin), four occurred on a limb, and one occurred on the jaw. Tumors varied in histologic appearance, but all were pigmented and all had few mitotic figures. Outcome was known for 8/10 cattle. In four cattle followed for at least 1 year, the tumor did not recur after surgical excision. Another heifer had residual gray tissue at the tumor site after surgery but remained in the herd without regrowth of the tumor 30 months after excision. Three other calves were slaughtered within 6 months of excision without apparent recurrence of the tumor.

scholarly journals Detection ofToxoplasma gondiiby PCR and Mouse Bioassay in Rodents of Ahvaz District, Southwestern Iran

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Saki ◽  
S. Khademvatan
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Norvegicus ◽  
Chronic Infection ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Mouse Bioassay ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Khuzestan Province ◽  
Zoonotic Parasite ◽  
Southwestern Iran ◽  
Southwest Of Iran ◽  
Southwest Iran

Toxoplasma gondiiis obligate coccidian zoonotic parasite. Felidae family is definitive and wide ranges of warm-blooded vertebrates are intermediate hosts for the parasite. Rodents are measured as an important source ofT. gondiiinfection for the definitive host. Thus, this study aimed to investigateToxoplasminfection in rodents of Ahvaz district, southwest of Iran. A total of 100 rodents (73Rattus norvegicus, 21Rattus rattus, and 6Mus musculus) were collected and studied by GRA6PCR and mouse bioassay. The finding indicated that 6 out of 100 (6%) and 2 out of 100 (2%) samples were positive by PCR and mouse bioassay, respectively. The results show notable chronic infection in the rodent and potential transmission of the infection among animal and men in the region. Accordingly, this study recommended investigating of theT. gondiiinfection in definitive and other intermediate hosts in other points of Khuzestan province, Southwest, Iran.

Sustainable efficiency assessment of private diagnostic laboratories under uncertainty

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1069-1103
Author(s):  
Niloufar Ghafari Someh ◽  
Mir Saman Pishvaee ◽  
Seyed Jafar Sadjadi ◽  
Roya Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Diagnostic Laboratory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Indicators ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Decision Making Unit ◽  
Medical Diagnostic

Purpose Assessing the performance of medical laboratories plays an important role in the quality of health services. However, because of imprecise data, reliable results from laboratory performance cannot be obtained easily. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the use of interval network data envelopment analysis (INDEA) based on sustainable development indicators under uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach In this study, each medical diagnostic laboratory is considered as a decision-making unit (DMU) and an INDEA model is used for calculating the efficiency of each medical diagnostic laboratory under imprecise inputs and outputs. The proposed model helps provide managers with effective performance scores for deficiencies and business improvements. The proposed model with realistic efficiency scores can help administrators manage their deficiencies and ultimately improve their business. Findings The results indicate that uncertainty can lead to changes in performance scores, rankings and performance classifications. Therefore, the use of DEA models under certainty can be potentially misleading. Originality/value The contribution of this study provides useful insights into the use of INDEA as a modeling tool to aid managerial decision-making in assessing efficiency of medical diagnostic laboratories based on sustainable development indicators under uncertainty.

scholarly journals Significant Decline of Malaria Incidence in Southwest of Iran (2001–2014)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shokrollah Salmanzadeh ◽  
Masoud Foroutan-Rad ◽  
Shahram Khademvatan ◽  
Sasan Moogahi ◽  
Shahla Bigdeli
Keyword(s):  
Malaria Incidence ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Khuzestan Province ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
Positive Subject ◽  
Southwestern Iran ◽  
Southwest Of Iran

Iran is considered as one of the malaria endemic countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and is at risk due to neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan in the east, and Iraq to the west. Therefore the aim of the present investigation is the evaluation of the trend of malaria distribution during the past decade (2001–2014) in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. In this retrospective cross-sectional investigation, blood samples were taken from all malaria suspicious cases who were referred to health centers across Khuzestan province. For each positive subject a questionnaire containing demographic information was filled out. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 18. From a total of 541 malaria confirmed cases, 498 (92.05%) were male and 43 (7.95%) were female. The highest number of infections was seen in 2001 with 161 (29.75%) cases and the lowest was in 2014 with 0 (0%). Also,Plasmodium vivaxwas identified as dominant species in 478 (88.35%) individuals andP. falciparumcomprised 63 (11.65%). The highest infection rate was observed in non-Iranian populations with number 459 (84.85%) and imported cases 508 (93.90%). Also, the majority of subjects were over 15 years of age, 458 (84.65%). Due to proximity to endemic countries which has made the malaria campaign difficult, more effort is needed to control the infection in order to achieve malaria elimination.

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